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LG Micro HiFi System FB163

By Ella Morton on 28 May 2008

With its disappointing USB and iPod features, there's no big reason to recommend the FB163 above other micro systems.

Editor's rating:6.5 User rating:7.5

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  short_round gave 7/10 on 30/11/2009 14:52 Report abuse

  • Good: Good sound. Looks great.
  • Bad: DivX playback is sketchy. iPod navigation with the remote is painful.

  Had this stereo for many months now, and it sounds great for a micro system. DivX playback freezes regularly regardless of source, requiring a restart. Using the remote to navigate through a large library on an iPod is extremely slow. I recommend using the OSD ipod function in this case.

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  whatever gave a review on 09/11/2009 22:12 Report abuse

  • Good: looks, sound, features INCLUDING OSD IPOD
  • Bad: its LG, stickers everywhere

  the sound is great.. and it looks great.. the OSD iPod feature is so your ipod charges and you can view what tracks are on USING A TV or SCREEN. Stupid stickers everywhere on the main unit...does anyone know what the four things on the top and bottom of the speakers are for, the instructions says that they dont give any sound out, so what is the point of them??? Thanks!

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  Roy Chan gave a review on 06/11/2009 14:13 Report abuse

  • Good: -
  • Bad: -

  But, can this Hi-Fi system support iPhone 3GS?

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  siva gave 2/10 on 01/10/2009 04:48 Report abuse

  • Good: The speakers are good with a nice balance of treble and bass.
  • Bad: The whole system is a ****-up machine. Read my review below.

  I am going to list all the bad things I experienced with my FB163.
  
  1. The volume control isn't an easy dial that you can turn. Cool enough it is a touch sensor, but how do you turn it? It is like 2 rubbery surfaces rubbing against each other.
  
  2. The bluetooth was a headache. I am not even 5 metres away when I am just in front of the FB163 and the system seems to break up the signal with my phone every time. So every time when I listen to music from my phone, I had to plug in the AUX in jack instead of the bluetooth which gives a choppy sound performance.
  
  3. I agree to that point whereby the 2 functions for the iPod is useless. Can someone please explain what is the OSD iPod thing for?
  
  4. The picture quality is the worst I've ever seen. It is like the frames per second or fps has been reduced so that when I am watching a live performance, it will look like I'm watching a movie.
  
  And guess what? It is my father who bought when I told him that LG is the number 1 riskiest product to buy. And didn't seem to care about it until now, he looks like he is slowly regretting buying this product.

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  daiecon gave a review on 23/09/2009 00:28 Report abuse

  • Bad: Model: FB 163

  No Tv -Out

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  Hayds gave 9/10 on 07/09/2009 22:11 Report abuse

  • Good: Good sound, Good looks, powerful speakers, DVD and CD, USB mode, 3.5mm input as well as iPod dock
  • Bad: iPod doesnt charge in normal iPod mode, touch controls can be fiddly, no real EQ function

  The system looks and sounds good. Very powerful speakers with heaps of bass in XDSS. Sounds good up loud and doesn't distort at all. This could have benefited with a better EQ function, but it does fine with a few set EQ's. The touch controls on the front are ok, but can be annoying, but this is fixed easy with the good remote.
  The USB function is a cool feature, but the USB recording is pointless. The support for DVDs is good, but only has a video out plug (the yellow one) (i think).
  Works well with ipod in ipod mode, allowing you to control the menu with the remote, but not allowing you to charge while it plays. The iPod OSD mode is a bit annoying and the iPod sounds better in the normal ipod mode, but does charge the iPod. There is also a 3.5mm input allowing you to plug in normal MP3 players as well.
  
  Overall, the system sounds fantastic and works well with iPods, CDs and radio, which is all i really ask for. USB with MP3 support, DVD, 3.5mm input, DivX support, are all added extras that work well also. I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THIS!!!

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  bean gave a review on 23/08/2009 22:46 Report abuse

  • Good: Class D ?
  • Bad: the speakers

  Class D ? amp now drives B+W's 685 stand mounters and that AMP works.nice.

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  bean gave a review on 23/08/2009 22:40 Report abuse

  A bit has happened since the last yak .The origonal speakers are now the B+W's 685's now home is a bit closer. Nice amp.

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  daiecon gave a review on 11/08/2009 02:21 Report abuse

  No random play of cd's tracks
  
  Argentina

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  Jasper gave a review on 25/07/2009 22:30 Report abuse

  • Good: Neat look, decent sound
  • Bad: Where is random play of cd's tracks? Fixed EQ

  I had bought this tiny thing as I have limited flat space and no place for home cinema. FB163 is not equivalend of it, but at least gives better sound than common TV. But plase tell me anyone - where is random play of cd tracks? I cannot see it at all ;)